Well I don't usually talk about this but I just have to interrupt this program to discuss a book I am reading, or trying to read. I started reading this book in Ohio, and I read like half of it in a very short period of time, but the feel of the book was all wrong. I couldn't put my finger on it, but I just wasn't enjoying it as much as I thought I should. And it was the feel of it. It was disjointed and the flow was all wrong, and something else, but I just couldn't put my finger on it.
Then I put it down and tried to pick it up a few days later, and again I didn't know what was going on and so I went back to the beginning and reread the first half again. Again I really wanted to enjoy the book, but it was just off.
But again I read about half of it and I really didn't remember the story that well. And yes once again I set the book aside and didn't pick it up for a few weeks.
This last time I picked it up, I again didn't remember the story, and I have to say I was a little concerned that this might be the start of early Dementia, but I went back to the beginning and reread it. This time I really read it, and realized that it is probably the worst written book I have ever read in my life. They do these experiments about people filling in missing pieces in words, puzzles, you know your mind sees how it should be, not what it is. And when I started reading it without fixing it in my head I realized that no one edited the book.
For instance here is the first sentence on the page:
Van and Riley arrived back at Station One themselves early that morning.
Now how did that get published? Hmm maybe it was self published. Stay tuned.
Then I put it down and tried to pick it up a few days later, and again I didn't know what was going on and so I went back to the beginning and reread the first half again. Again I really wanted to enjoy the book, but it was just off.
But again I read about half of it and I really didn't remember the story that well. And yes once again I set the book aside and didn't pick it up for a few weeks.
This last time I picked it up, I again didn't remember the story, and I have to say I was a little concerned that this might be the start of early Dementia, but I went back to the beginning and reread it. This time I really read it, and realized that it is probably the worst written book I have ever read in my life. They do these experiments about people filling in missing pieces in words, puzzles, you know your mind sees how it should be, not what it is. And when I started reading it without fixing it in my head I realized that no one edited the book.
For instance here is the first sentence on the page:
Van and Riley arrived back at Station One themselves early that morning.
Now how did that get published? Hmm maybe it was self published. Stay tuned.
What is the book (so we can be sure not to buy it)?
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I wrote my comments & didn't hit "publish in time".
ReplyDeleteI concur with T2 - tell us the name of the book so that we won't buy, borrow, steal or ???? acquire it.
Who wants to take my bet that T3 will try again to finish the book since she'll wonder if it gets better (it won't!)?
Now that I've thrown down the challenge, maybe she'll do the "right" thing and destroy it if it's in paper format, delete it permanently if in electronic format. If it's written on stone as a graven image, I'd follow the example of Moses & break a few commandments (they started at 15, but he dropped a tablet).
LOSE THIS BOOK (after telling us its name AND author AND publisher)!
I did finish the book. And I even read his thank you to his wonderful editor.
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